"stob" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stobs [plural]
Etymology: Middle English; variant of stub. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{m|en|stub}} stub Head templates: {{en-noun}} stob (plural stobs)
  1. (dialectal, Appalachia, Northern England, Scotland) A stick, twig or peg, especially in roofing or matting. Tags: Appalachia, Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal
    Sense id: en-stob-en-noun-W6dJd80d Categories (other): Appalachian English, Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 23 17
  2. A small post for supporting paling.
    Sense id: en-stob-en-noun-Sdb~SNoQ
  3. A wedge in coal-mining.
    Sense id: en-stob-en-noun-tkLJh2gh

Verb

Forms: stobs [present, singular, third-person], stobbing [participle, present], stobbed [participle, past], stobbed [past]
Etymology: Middle English; variant of stub. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{m|en|stub}} stub Head templates: {{en-verb}} stob (third-person singular simple present stobs, present participle stobbing, simple past and past participle stobbed)
  1. (dialect, Appalachia, Northern England, Scotland) To stab. Tags: Appalachia, Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal
    Sense id: en-stob-en-verb-bo8Tk1Qd Categories (other): Appalachian English, Northern England English, Scottish English
  2. (dialect, Northern England, Scotland) To roof with stob-thatch. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal
    Sense id: en-stob-en-verb-R9v3RRQO Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English
  3. (dialect, Northern England, Scotland) To make mats with a stob tool. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal
    Sense id: en-stob-en-verb-7VRRvuo8 Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English

Inflected forms

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